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title: "Source: Dulo, a startup co-founded by Google veteran Sebastian Thrun to build \"foundation models for hardware design\", raised a $130M seed (Rocket Drew/The Information)"
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# Source: Dulo, a startup co\-founded by Google veteran Sebastian Thrun to build "foundation models for hardware design", raised a $130M seed \(Rocket Drew/The Information\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-29T16:45:01.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** funding

## Summary

Dulo, a startup co\-founded by Google veteran Sebastian Thrun to build "foundation models for hardware design", raised a $130M seed\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261029/p40>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/startups/sebastian-thruns-new-ai-startup-dulo-raises-130m-for-hardware-engineerin-e0778bb5>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/startups/sebastian-thruns-new-ai-startup-dulo-raises-130m-for-hardware-engineerin-e0778bb5>)